EY Foundation

🎉 Today marks the end of our birthday week – but it’s certainly not the end of our celebrations, stay tuned for more to come! In the meantime, let’s remember why we do what we do... Over the next ten years, our ambition is to enable the 2 million young people eligible for free school meals to have an employment and earnings potential that is equitable to other young people in the UK. Currently, where you start in life plays a huge role in where you end up. Young people who qualify for free school meals are three times more likely than their peers to be unemployed by the age of 27. This needs to change. 💪 You can help us create this change. If you want to play a part in transforming the lives of young people, visit our website to volunteer, fundraise, collaborate, and advocate for change: https://lnkd.in/etD2vFsB #DecadeOfImpact #GetInvolved #ThankYou

🎉 At the start of the week, we hosted our Northern Impact Awards, celebrating volunteers, fundraisers, young people and employers from the region. A massive congratulations to our amazing nominees and to our winners: Gary Webster, Dr Ruth Brown-Shepherd, Stephen Lewis, Schofield Sweeney Solicitors, Angus MacDonald and the EY London FSO Insurance Team, Tehseen Ali, the Wadi Rum Trekkers (Gillian Sharman, Laura Cartwright, Charlotte Ashton, Hayley Roberts, Victoria Price and Lizzie Clarke), Asma Kousar, Oldham College, Huma Kiyani, John Walker and Joshua McShane. Thank you to all our guests who attended the event in person as we recognised and applauded our Northern-based supporters for the time and effort they’ve given to support young people from low-income backgrounds to reach their potential.    We had the pleasure of hearing from some of the young people who've taken part in our programmes, including host Laiba and speaker Asma, who did a wonderful job bringing our work to life and sharing their personal experiences.    It was great to see the enthusiasm and passion in the room as we reflected on a decade of impact as well as looking ahead to what the next ten years at the EY Foundation will look like.     #ImpactAwards #DecadeOfImpact #ThankYou 

📣 Help boost our chances of winning a grant!    Nominate us for Benefact Group’s £1000 grant draw to help us support more young people from low-income backgrounds to thrive in the workplace.     Click here to nominate us: https://lnkd.in/eUwrVeAp - you have until the 22nd of July!    The grant will go towards funding employability workshops, paid business experience, and mentoring so that more young people can succeed in their careers and fulfil their potential. Thank you. #Nomination #Grant

🎖 And that’s a wrap for our Steps for Success challenge!    🙌 Last week, 48 participants stepped past the finish line and raised an amazing £2,840.     In total they completed a staggering 6,689,600 steps covering 3,344.8 miles – roughly 8 times the distance from London to Glasgow.    👏 A massive well done and thank you to all our wonderful participants, and in particular to our event winners. Congratulations...    - to Patrick Dunne who won Top Fundraiser;  - and The Patrons (Steve Varley, Margaret Gibson OBE, Mary Marsh, Nathaniel Peat and Patrick Dunne) who won Top Fundraising Team for this challenge!    The funds raised will go a long way to supporting young people from low-income backgrounds to thrive in the workplace.     If you missed out on Steps don't worry because you can get involved with our upcoming fundraising challenges here: https://lnkd.in/eDQVe73g     #Fundraising #StepsForSuccess #Fundraiser

Over the past 10 years, we’ve supported over 24,000 young people who qualify for Free School Meals to thrive in the workplace. 💬 Across this time, we’ve received feedback from our programme participants which shows that the support you give EY Foundation really does make a difference. Swipe through to hear how, together, we’ve impacted young people’s lives… #DecadeOfImpact #YoungPeople #SocialMobility

As we reflect upon a decade of transformative change at the EY Foundation, it is important to not only share the data, but also the powerful stories and experiences of the young people behind the figures. Let’s hear directly from some of the young people we’ve supported over the past ten years about the impact you’ve helped make possible… #DecadeOfImpact #YoungPeople #SocialMobility

Over the past decade, we’ve supported young people from low-income backgrounds to succeed in the workplace, through employability skills training, career guidance and paid work experience. 🤔 Did you know? During this time, we’ve operated in 19 locations to tackle the specific barriers young people face and to address the needs of employers in each region. We are committed to bringing young people and employers together, to help ensure all young people eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) can unlock their potential. If you too are committed to influencing positive change, you can volunteer, fundraise, collaborate and advocate: https://lnkd.in/etD2vFsB #DecadeOfImpact #Anniversary

🥳 EY Foundation turns 10 today! Celebrate with us as we reflect upon a decade of transforming the lives of young people and thank those who have made it possible! Since 2014, we’ve: 👉 supported over 24,000 young people who qualify for free school meals 👉 with the help of volunteers who’ve fulfilled over 23,000 volunteering opportunities 👉 and employers who’ve engaged with over 2,200 opportunities! 👏 We are immensely proud of our achievements - and you should be too. Our work has only been made possible thanks to your support! Keep an eye out throughout the week for more celebrations and to learn about what we aim to achieve in the next decade. #DecadeOfImpact #Birthday #EYFoundation

🚨 Last chance to sign up for an adventurous trek across Cambodia!     Enjoy a tropical climate while exploring beautiful landscapes and visit the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat this autumn. You’ll be covering a distance between 76-94 km while fundraising to support young people from low-income backgrounds into work.     And remember, you don’t have to do it alone - ask colleagues, friends and family to join you on this fantastic experience!     📅 16-24 November (5 days of trekking)    🎯 A £1500 fundraising target    Find out and sign up below 👇   #AngkorWat #Cambodia #Fundraising 

📣 Join us as an Independent Trustee on our Board! If you're committed to driving social mobility and supporting free-school-meal-eligible young people to thrive in workplace then this could be the perfect opportunity for you. 👇 See below for more information and to apply.